“MC Hammer was invited to speak on civic innovation in his homebase of San Francisco,” according the photo caption.

Strickland, a regular attendee of the mayoral group’s meetings, is on hand to participate in a conference this year that focuses on job creation, gun control and immigration among other issues.

Hammer isn’t the only celeb (of sorts) attending the event. Hip-hop soul crew, The Roots are there, as is singer-songwriter John Legend. Other “rock star” attendees from the world of politics include New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Attorney General Eric Holder and Vice President Joe Biden, to name a few.

No word yet whether Tacoma’s mayor has broken out her parachute pants, but we’ll update this post as news develops …

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